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RIO DE JANEIRO — Polarising far-right politician Jair Bolsonaro easily won the first round of Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday, but charged that "polling problems" cheated him of outright victory, forcing a run-off against a leftist rival in three weeks. Bolsonaro, a 63-year-old former paratrooper vowing to crush crime in Latin America’s biggest nation, received 46 per cent of ballots -- below the 50-percent-plus-one-vote threshold required for a first-round win, according to an official count of virtually all votes. That means he will have to duke it out on October 28 with left-wing candidate Fernando Haddad, who came in second at 29 per cent. Haddad, the former mayor of Sao Paulo who replaced jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the contest, is seen as running neck-and-neck with Bolsonaro in the second round, surveys show. Bolsonaro’s supporters protested the results outside the national electoral tribunal in the capital … [Read more...] about Far-right Bolsonaro wins 1st round Brazil vote, uncertain run-off looms

E-commerce key for farm exportersVietnamese enterprises should take advantage of e-commerce development to boost exports of farm produce to China, experts said at a meeting on Sunday in HCM City.Wen Xi Chen, economic counselor at the Chinese Consulate General in the city, said Vietnamese enterprises should cooperate with well-known Chinese e-commerce enterprises to open online stores of high-quality farm produce for export to China.While e-commerce has narrowed the production and consumption gap, and extended consumer markets, traditional sale channels have not updated market information regularly, he said.To develop e-commerce for agricultural products, logistics service, traceability and human resources should ensure product quality, he added.Nguyen Hoang Anh, member of the Advisory Council for Reform, who is also vice president of the Digital Agriculture Association (DAA) Viet Nam, said China remained a major market for agricultural products exported from Viet Nam due to similarity … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 30/8

HCM CITY — Base.vn on Monday launched Việt Nam’s first ATS (applicant tracking system), named Base E-Hiring in HCM City. ATS, reportedly used by 90 per cent of the top 500 companies in the world, helps manage, optimise and systematise the hiring framework. It helps address problems in the hiring process like employer branding, framework building, CV sourcing, candidate evaluation, interviewing and hiring efficiency evaluation. Phạm Kim Hùng, CEO of Base.vn, said: “One of the toughest tasks of enterprise leaders is to seek and retain talented individuals. Strategies and business models would count for nothing without suitable employees to carry them out. Thus, the hiring process has become the ace in the business game and technology will take it to new heights.” Base.vn, a trailblazer in Việt Nam in the SaaS (Software as a service) industry, was established in August 2016. It has rolled out more than 20 applications in five vital … [Read more...] about Base.vn unveils Việt Nam’s 1st applicant tracking system

Bac Ninh industrial parks play significant role in local economy Industrial parks of the northern province of Bac Ninh have made up 70 percent of industrial production value, over 90 percent of exports and 51.7 percent of budget collection of the locality. The figures were given at a conference on August 24 to review 20 years of forming and developing local industrial parks. According to Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Tu Quynh, the introduction of the Management Board of Bac Ninh Industrial Parks 20 years ago is a breakthrough step showing the vision and mindset of provincial leaders in mobilising resources, investment to boost industry’s growth. After two decades, the industrial parks have become an important part of the local economy, promoting the economic structure transform, while improving the province’s capacity in production and technology transfer, enhancing production efficiency and engaging deeper into the global production chain. … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 27/8